In the Philippines, the Linking and Learning Facilitator Organisation— YGoal Inc. has been conducting ‘stor- ymining’ sessions with Voice grantee partners since 2021. The sessions started out as a way for the Linking and Learning Facilitators to formulate communication strategies grounded in the lived experiences of right- sholders. However, in the pivotal election year of 2022, the storymining sessions became an opportunity for the Linking and Learning Facilitators to further develop their empathetic learning skills and utilise the data gathered to develop the Kasama Ka (You Are Included) Inclusive Voters’ Agenda. The agenda aims to bring to the forefront the concerns of the five rightsholder groups and shows how a better country for the marginalised is a better world for all Filipinos. Listing specific policy concerns and concrete supportive actions to watch out for, the agenda allows Filipinos to evaluate candidates’ alignment with the agenda points. Another idea that unfolded is from SEHATI, an associ- ation for people with disabilities, with 160 members from diverse disabilities and across 12 sub-districts in Sukoharjo Regency in Indonesia. To address the acute lack of inclusive employment opportunities for people with disabilities, SEHATI developed a web-based ap- plication database. Called the Information System for Workers with Disabilities (SI-TeKaD/Sistem Informasi Tenaga Kerja Disabilitas), the database contains infor- mation on workers with disabilities, companies, employ- ment education and training services. The application is being used to bridge the gap in terms of accessible infor- mation for employment opportunities for people with disabilities. At the same time, it addresses the perceived information gap on the side of prospective employers and facilitates the uptake of local government directives to promote employment of people with disabilities.
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A community volunteer facilitating an awareness meeting on GBV in Sheema District, Uganda
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In Laos, wecare, a mental health technology social enterprise and the first prize winners of the national NOW-Us! Awards organised a mental health hackathon in Vientiane. The design sprint-like event involved computer science students and others involved in soft- ware development, including graphic design students, psychology students, medical students, and social work students. They came together for one week to collab- orate intensively in teams of three to five participants, supported by mentors from the technology and mental health fields to develop the prototype for a software application that would facilitate access to mental health services in Laos. In Uganda, the Linking and Learning Facilitator organ- isations, LASPNET and Strategic Links, are publishing thematic newsletters to document effective strategies utilised by rightsholders and grantee partners. In November 2022, a newsletter was published to com- memorate the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women. The newsletter highlights the efforts of COVOID who are combatting gender-based violence (GBV) by creating cohorts of community volunteers known as GBV champions. They hold awareness-raising sessions and support referrals and also profiles the widely known civic space TV initiative of the Center for Constitutional Governance. This initiative held a weekly exclusive women’s show during the 16 Days of Activism to share information to counter GBV. Finally, it high- lighted the efforts of the Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF), a legal services organisation that is addressing violence faced by sex workers and LGBTI persons by holding advocacy dialogues with local leaders.
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Youth representative of Promote Indigenous Voice project at the Center for the meeting during the Voice monitoring visit.
The rightsholders with the paintings they have made with the support of the framers
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